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Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
Appeals 2025-02-05 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 

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Child removal class action gets more time to clarify claims
Class Actions 2025-02-05 3:10 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A child removal class action against the state of New South Wales has been given more time to clarify its pleadings after a judge raised concerns that parts of the “important case” were unclear.

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Noumi, Deloitte to pay $43M to settle shareholder class action
Class Actions 2025-02-04 12:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Noumi and auditor Deloitte will pay $43 million to resolve a class action alleging the company misled investors about its inventory, and the class action will make a play for a $5 million penalty agreed to in ASIC proceedings.

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Mitsubishi fights to shield fuel consumption probe from class action
Class Actions 2025-02-04 5:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mitsubishi says an investigation into the fuel consumption of its Triton cars is protected by litigation privilege and should not be handed over to a class action.

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NT says court has no jurisdiction to hear COVID quarantine class action
Class Actions 2025-02-04 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Northern Territory government is fighting a false imprisonment and wrongful death class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility.

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AFL class action has lead plaintiffs from most clubs, court told
Personal injury 2025-02-04 2:24 pm By Andy Sidler

The firm running a class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allegedly suffered on-field brain injuries has found lead plaintiffs to bring a separate class action against 17 clubs.

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String of class action trial losses no predictor of 2025, experts say
Analysis 2025-02-03 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

A spate of class action victories for corporate defendants might encourage more companies to take their chances at trial, but the fact-specific nature of the judgments means little more can be drawn from the failure of the cases.

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Banksia silk wants to cross-examine prosecutor’s witnesses in criminal case
White Collar 2025-01-31 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Disgraced barrister Norman O’Bryan will seek to grill two witnesses for the prosecution in a criminal case accusing the former silk of attempting to fraudulently obtain $1.3 million in fees.

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Contest between rival Google ad tech class actions on the cards
Class Actions 2025-01-31 4:15 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has foreshadowed a fight between two competing class actions against Google over alleged abuse of market dominance in digital advertising.

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$3M class action settlement over Nine’s Palm Island coverage wins approval
Class Actions 2025-01-31 10:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $3 million settlement in a class action against Nine over its coverage of litigation related to the 2004 Palm Island riots. 

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